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T. KING.

BRAGELET.

No. 396,939. Patented Jan. 29, 1889.

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THOMAS KING, OF PROVIDENCE, RIIODE ISLAND, ASSTGNOR TO HIMSELF AND \VILLIAM C. GREENE & CO, OF CAME PLACE.

BRACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,939, dated January 29, 1889. Application filed August 29, 1887. Serial No. 248,228' (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS KIN G, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bracelets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in the improved construction of the locking-eatch in one piece and in the combination of the same with the arms of the bracelet, and in the improved j socket construction of one of the braceletarms, the said arms being preferably of unequal length, as hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 is a side elevatioi'i of i a bracelet embodying my improvement, the jointed arms of the same being made of unequal. length, and the ends of the arms being broken away to show the interior construction of the bracelet, which shown in its opened condition. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same in a closed condition. Fig. 3 shows my improved springcatch applied to a bracelet having its jointed arms made of equal length, the braceletarms being shown as nearly in their locked position. Fig. 4; represents the fully-locked position of the bracelet-arms shown in Fig. 3.

In the accompanying drawings, A A are the two arms of the bracelet, which are made of hollow wire, either in round, square, or

other form, provided with a pivotjoint, l3, which is preferably operated to open the arms A A b 1 means of the inclosed sJrin a which acts upon. the heel b of the arm A to cause the separation of the outer ends of the arms A A. The spring-catch C is made in one piece, cut from sheet-metal stock, and soldered to the inner wall of the hollow wire arm of the bracelet, and comprises a spring portion, (1, the n ail-piece c, and catch-hook c, and in order to suitably attach the springcatch to the arm A of the bracelet a slot, f, is made to receive and guide the nail-piece The short socket-arm A is made of suffi ciently-large diameter to receive the end of the arm A, and is prrwided interiorly with a notch or shoulder, g, adapted to receive the hook c of the spring-catch.

\Vhen the short arm A is placed in con- 1 nection with the end of the long arm A, the

hook (,1 will engage with the notch or shoulder g, and the resilient action of the long arm A, which may be sprung slightly inward to effect the desired engagement, will serve to hold the two arms in locked position, and upon depressing the nail-piece e in the slot f the arm A will be released, and the spring a will serve to throw the same to the open position shown in Fig. .l

The arm A, l ig. l, which is made large enough to receive the end of the wire A within its cavity, serves to form a soclmtjoint, j, with the smaller end of the wire A, the pivot 7t passing through the sides of the engaged arms.

In at'lapting my improvcal spring-catch to a bracelet I prefer to make the arms A A of unequal length, as shown in. Figs. l. and 2; but the same can be employed to advantage in bracelets having equal arms, as shown in Figs. 3 and at, and in. this case I prefer to provide the hollow arm A, which is made of wire equal in size to that of the arm A, with a notch, g, and cover the said notch with an attached sleeve, 7:, which is adapted to form asocket, 1?, to receive the forward end of the arm A.

It is to be understood that my improved catch may be employed in bracelets without the spring-joint, if desired; but the springoperated pivot-joint is preferred, and is the most salable form.

I claim as my invention-- A bracelet having tubular arms, the cavity of one of which is sufficiently large to receive the end of the opposite arm, and having one end of the smaller arm pivoted within the cavity of the larger and the other end of the smaller arm held within the said cavity, and also in locked engagement by means of the springcatch and the internal notch, substantially as described.

2. A bracelet having tubular arms which are pivoted to each other, one of the said arms being provided at its free end with an internal notch, and also with a holdingsocket adapted to receive the end of the opposite arm, which arm is provided with a projecting spring-catch, which is adapted for engagement with the internal. notch upon the entrance of the end of the said arm into its holding-socket, substantially as described.

3. In a bracelet, the combination, with the pivoted arm A, provided with the springcatch U, having the spring (7, nail-piece c, and catch-hook c in one piece, of the arm A, which provides a holding-socket, '2 for the free end of the arm A, and also has an interior notch or shoulder, g, adapted to receive the catch-hook 0 upon the entrance of the end IO of the arm A into the holding-socket 1', substantially as described.

THOMAS KING. Witnesses:

SOCRATES SCHOLFIELD, BENJAMIN L- DENNIS. 

